“New events and meetings around the Mediterranean together with the Aeneas Route.” The first appointment starts on June 29, in Turkey, at the Edremit International Meeting, with the closing of the European cooperation project with Türkiye “On the Steps of … Read More
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The 2nd edition of F.I.R.E., the Aeneas Route International Festival. This year it will be Albania’s turn
The 2nd edition of F.I.R.E., the International Festival of the Aeneas Route, will be hosted in the Phlegraean Fields next September 1-5, 2022. The Festival, organised by the Associazione Rotta di Enea (Aeneas’ Route Association) with the support of the … Read More
The landscape and the “nature of Aeneas”: from the ancient Lavinium to the landscape of today, between history, nature, and myth
One of the peculiarities of the ancient Lavinium derives from the integration between archaeological heritage and landscape: we can detect it in the poetic and metaphorical message of the Virgilian Aeneid and in the botanical iconography of the Ara Pacis. … Read More
On the steps of Aeneas: the European project
“On the Steps of Aeneas: a common cultural heritage between Italy and Turkey”. Coordinated by the President of the Aeneas Route Association, Giovanni Cafiero, “On the Steps of Aeneas” was funded by the European Union in collaboration with the Turkish … Read More
Turkey includes the Aeneas Route among the international cultural routes
Following the narrative of the legendary Aeneas, the Aeneas Route is an archaeological route extending across five European and Mediterranean countries, starting from Türkiye’s northwest Aegean coast, and concluding in Latium, Italy. Registered as a Cultural Route by the Council … Read More
A futuristic multi-role research ship with a research center for the Mediterranean Sea
The young Alessandro Sanetti and Chiara Bidoli, respectively president and vice president of the Mruv project (Multipurpose research universities vessels) association – www.mruv.eu – have recently presented their innovative marine project to the city of Venice. Their project aims to … Read More
New discoveries in Castrum Minervae
The excavation activity of the 2021-2022 campaign, developed in the locality of Capanne a Castro, has brought to light some new discoveries. The set of excavations “took place under the direction of Francesco D’Andria, thanks to private funding insured by … Read More
Restoring the cultural tourism in Mykonos
“To restore cultural tourism in one of the stops of Aeneas’ journey from Troy to the Lazio coast”. On 21 April, the Mayor of the Municipality of Mykonos Konstantinos Koukas and the President of the Aeneas Route Association Giovanni Cafiero … Read More
Against the invasion of plastic materials: a circular economy project from Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece. During his studies, Virgil crossed this land several times to travel to Athens. Today, a start-up is dealing with the invasion of plastic materials threating the future of the Mediterranean Sea. Bluecycle recycles plastic materials deriving from fishing … Read More
The Aeneas Route towards London: the Virgil Society joins up the network
On 16 February last, the Vice President of the Virgil Society in London, Prof. Carla Dionisotti, signed the “Letter of Intent” according to which the prestigious English Institution becomes “honorary partner” of the Aeneas Route Network as 45° Cultural Route … Read More